Malawi vs Pakistan: Life expectancy at birth, female

Malawi
70.77 years
in 2024
Pakistan
70.32 years
in 2024
Malawi rank
170th
Pakistan rank
173rd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Malawi
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 70.77 years against 70.32 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0.45 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Malawi ranks 170th and Pakistan ranks 173rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 37.23 years 46.57 years 9.33 years Pakistan
1970s 41.49 years 54.23 years 12.74 years Pakistan
1980s 46.23 years 59.84 years 13.61 years Pakistan
1990s 45.33 years 61.28 years 15.95 years Pakistan
2000s 53.24 years 64.66 years 11.42 years Pakistan
2010s 64.64 years 67.97 years 3.33 years Pakistan
2020s 69.55 years 69.43 years 0.1228 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Malawi or Pakistan?
Malawi, at 70.77 years against 70.32 years in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Malawi and Pakistan?
0.45 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Malawi ranks 170th and Pakistan ranks 173rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.